Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-29

The talk about COL Clark being made
Commissioners Of the land Office, and Mr..
Rgines of New York being elected CLERK OF
the House in his stead amounts 10 nothing:
Mr. Hurt seems to be confident that be Will
he elected doorkeeper of the House MT.
breckenridge says Mr.. Donaldson's exp lana
tjon of the charges against him are entirely
unsatisfactory. The democratic caucus
will be held in the hall OF the House next
Saturday night. AZ heretofore stated, 1t is
the general belief that all the old officers OF
the House except Mr.. Donaldson will be re-
elected without serious, if any, opposition.
Representative O'Ferrall of Virginia, IN
talking to the GAZETTE correspondent this
morning, said his feelings were altogether
in favor of nominating Southern democrat
for Vice. President on the next nailonai
ticket. but that he was not sure about Inc
nolicy of such nomination. Respecting ieV'
enne measures, he said he was almost sure
that q reduction would be made 10 the
revenue during The coming session OF Con
press. and that he thought that reduction
would be effected by the removal OF the IN
| ternal revenue tax on leaf tobacco ard me
removal OF the tariff on the necessaiies OF
life. He Gays he made his last canvass on
revenue tariff, and that The people OF his nis
trict sustained him was proved no! only by
hist election, but by the glaring 'aet mat
even the Mines precinct il Page county
the manufacturing precinct OF his district
gave him forty msjority though it PAD pre-
viously given one hundred republican ma
iority All the people wanted, he SAID, tc
make thera tariff reformsrs, was correct in
formation.
A dispatch from New York to day sag
Mr.. Sully. president, Of the Richmond and
West Ponl Terminal Railway. says be hai
lost much moUey By giving his time 10 thai
company, but that he will net be driver
from liz presidency. 1t is thought thai
Wall Street will control the election.
A leading repub lean member Of th'
Horse SAYS bis party will. early in the ses
sion, introduce dependent pensions hi
similar to the one recommended by the Il
A. r., and vi have the rol called upon il
so that record nay be made for the mex
Presidential election.
The New York San Of today says, editor
Tally, "Mr. Barbour will be the next SsrRto
from Virginia, and that he belongs to tha
type Of public men who are Just now held il
higher favor than evar, the vigorous ant
practical politicians who command the re
spect Of their own party and OF their poiitl
cal opponents, ana aTe toOkeu UPON WIZ
dislike by mugwumps and Missionaries
Men like Barbour ard CONAN do much 70
their party, and it is right that the part,
should do something for them
Mr.. Carlisle has returned from New York
where he wen. to cohsult with Mayor He"
cit about the revenue measures to be intro
duced ia the House at the coming session
He was 10 CONSULTATION with several of tn
old members Of the House in his room a
the Capitol to-day. The fact thai he aske'
a conference with Mr.. O'FerrsII induce,
some of the friends of the latter tc suppos
that be intends to offer him 40 importan
committee Craftsmanship.
Senator'S Riddleberger and Daniel and rcprescn
tative' o'FeIrail and Wise, OF the Virginia con
gressional delegation, are now in the city.
A conference of the democratic Senators in tn
city was held at the Capto! yesterday evening a
which it was determined that they would insis
upon the swearing in of Senator Turpie, of 1ndi
anna, against the legality of whose election ez
Senator Harrison protests. They say that i
carrying this determination into execution the
will be assisted by Senator Riddeberscr.